Question : Utilisation of Nirbhaya Fund


(a) the details of funds allocated and utilized by the State Governments under the Nirbhaya Fund till date, year-wise and State/UT-wise;
(b) whether a large portion of the Nirbhaya Fund remains unused to date;
(c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor, State-wise;
(d) the details of Nirbhaya funds used by the state Government of Telangana to establish One Stop Centers; and
(e) the details of steps being taken by the Government to ensure utilization of Nirbhaya Fund and future action plan for the same?

Answer given by the minister

ANSWER

MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
(SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a): The State/ UT-wise and year-wise details of funds released and utilized for the various projects/ schemes under the Nirbhaya Fund, during the last five years are at Annexure.

(b) & (c): Out of Rs. 6212.85 crore (including Rs.500 crore allocated to the Ministry of Women and Child Development in the financial year 2021-22) allocated under Nirbhaya Fund, an amount of Rs. 4241.91 crore has been disbursed/ released by the concerned Ministries/ Departments for utilisation under various projects/ schemes of Nirbhaya Fund.

(d): An amount of Rs. 29.88 crore has been disbursed/ released to the State of Telangana under Nirbhaya Fund to establishing and management of One Stop Centers in the state.

(e): An Empowered Committee (EC) of Officers constituted under the Framework for Nirbhaya Fund appraises and recommends proposals for funding out of Nirbhaya Fund. The EC also reviews the status of implementation of schemes/ projects under Nirbhaya Fund, from time to time, in conjunction with the concerned Ministries/ Departments/ Implementing Agencies. Further, monitoring and reporting is also done at the level of State Governments/ UT Administrations / Implementing Agencies.
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Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 1793 for answer on 11.02.2022 regarding ‘Utilisation of Nirbhaya Fund’


The details of funds allocated/ released to States/ UTs and utilized for Nirbhaya Funded projects/ schemes during the last five years

(Rupees in crore)

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No. States/UTs Fund released Utilization
2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 3.30 1.93 0.88 0.82 3.84 6.98
2 Andhra Pradesh 19.88 66.36 8.98 13.35 2.69 37.61
3 Arunachal Pradesh 6.00 2.78 8.63 6.56 11.10 14.81
4 Assam 17.30 4.19 8.03 18.36 16.76 34.4
5 Bihar 21.51 2.85 3.63 24.15 26.90 34.22
6 Chandigarh 4.25 2.50 0.68 1.00 3.77 8.18
7 Chattishgarh 22.00 12.06 7.47 22.06 7.58 50.65
8 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 0.20 8.97 0.01 4.22 3.73 12.52
9 Delhi 32.80 9.23 74.23 291.32 4.97 404.38
10 Goa 6.01 1.74 0.05 5.42 3.47 12.29
11 Gujarat 16.16 6.54 58.07 68.95 54.26 171.99
12 Haryana 16.13 2.91 4.80 13.36 7.81 34.16
13 Himachal Pradesh 5.92 1.80 4.60 16.70 3.62 19.26
14 Jammu and Kashmir 9.67 2.38 3.58 14.98 2.85 20.33
15 Jharkhand 5.07 11.38 7.07 15.12 19.38 29.09
16 Karnataka 20.29 5.65 206.84 24.24 21.12 217.93
17 Kerala 16.07 4.68 3.51 15.42 12.22 31.03
18 Ladakh-UT 0.00 0.19 0.00 0.00 4.05 1.21
19 Lakshdweep 0.10 4.57 0.00 0.21 0.43 4.96
20 Madhya Pradesh 29.53 19.70 15.57 45.72 32.99 86.55
21 Maharashtra 19.79 21.81 118.21 132.39 13.25 249.41
22 Manipur 4.81 1.63 5.93 9.30 11.37 17.64
23 Meghalaya 5.41 1.70 2.19 8.03 8.50 10.97
24 Mizoram 4.86 3.44 5.68 6.84 4.06 18.58
25 Nagaland 5.82 5.75 5.23 10.68 4.72 20.47
26 Odisha 20.24 4.12 8.74 24.87 15.77 46.90
27 Puducherry 3.33 1.82 0.99 4.98 3.32 9.50
28 Punjab 14.35 5.91 9.52 16.88 9.21 34.51
29 Rajasthan 29.22 7.22 8.18 25.93 21.74 78.85
30 Sikkim 0.23 6.21 0.73 1.84 6.33 6.96
31 Tamil Nadu 15.31 3.38 183.68 97.52 13.99 295.53
32 Telangana 17.02 7.36 89.03 65.08 9.05 159.77
33 Tripura 5.53 1.64 3.19 5.73 2.57 11.58
34 Uttar Pradesh 32.65 47.97 93.96 105.51 163.24 294.4
35 Uttrakhand 8.45 3.84 3.30 9.60 8.40 21.06
36 West Bengal 21.43 4.32 49.96 17.82 6.18 92.58
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